quantum leap
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quantum leap
- /ˈkwɒntəm liːp/
Where it comes from
Possibly calque of Danish kvantespring.
noun quantum leaps
- The discontinuous change of the state of an electron in an atom or molecule from one energy level to another.
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An abrupt, extreme change.
In the end, perhaps the practice of prayer effects a quantum leap of its own kind. It takes us, spontaneously and unexplainably, into the realm of spiritual energy.
Similar: quantum jump
- A large, massive, significant change. I was at the elections in Namibia. We had problems there, … But I would say that this is a quantum leap forward when you think of the Mengistu government and the horrible repression, the famine, the tyranny that existed under him, and you see this movement toward freedom and democracy over there. Al
verb quantum leaps · quantum leaping · quantum leaped · quantum leapt
- To manifest, to forward the reality of.
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noun electron's state of change
| Français | saut quantique |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Quantensprung |
| Italiano | salto quantico |
| Русский | ква́нтовый скачо́к kvántovyj skačók |
noun abrupt change
| Español | salto cuántico |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Quantensprung |
| עברית | קפיצת מדרגה |
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